Writing Dialogue FormThe following dialogue sheet can be used to teach students to include the basic characteristics of good dialogue in their own writing. The form may be modified to include whatever characteristics the instructor desires. The teacher may want to use the dialogue analysis form found on the Teaching Literature page before using the one below as a dialogue writing tool.
(WrtDialg.Eng) *NOTE: Dialogue is a conversation between 2 or more characters. A. Write some dialogue that gives clues to a character's occupation, ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ B. Write some dialogue that gives clues to a character's nationality? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ C. Write some dialogue that gives clues to a character's social position or social class? ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ D. Write some dialogue which advances the action by relating to a conflict? (Include ____ vs ____ in the explanation.) Write two examples. Example one: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Example two: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
E. Write some dialogue which contains conversational give and take?
(Where the speakers talk back and forth.)
Example one: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Example two: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Example three: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ F. Write some dialogue which reveals something about the character and personality of the speaker? Write two examples. Example one: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Example two: ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ Explain your choice. ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________
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